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Welcome to the Destiny Quest Projects Website. The “Projects” are a collection of activities maintained by Andrew & Beckie McNiece. The McNieces have been married for over 30 years and for 15 years ran the Christian Community Living Center in Lynnwood. The CCLC was a community home opened to those in need of emergency housing. People stayed for anywhere from weeks to years. Over time the “house specialty” became single mom’s and woman in stressed marriages, though there were single dad’s and whole families who joined the CCLC Family over the years. As time went by it became evident that some level of counseling training would be beneficial to help meet the needs of the residents. In the late 1990’s, Andrew & Beckie attended the Basic Prayer Counseling Training course offered by Elijah House. Afterward they had an opportunity to teacher assist in a second basic school, and after that concluded they maintained a full counseling schedule for the next year. Since then they have provided lay-counseling services on an as needed basis for those referred by word of mouth.

Other involvement’s include Andrew and Beck’s joint development of curriculum and leading the Sunday morning Junior High School program at Lynnwood Neighborhood Church for 10 years; Beck’s involvement in Children’s Ministry, Administrative and Office Support, Intercessory Prayer and the development of “E-Pray” email prayer chain ministries at Family Life Center and Living Hope over 15 and 6 years respectively and Andrew’s participation in two Worship Teams (Family Life Center for 10 years & Living Hope for 6 years) playing drums and percussion’s, and most recently in leading worship at Living Hope.

Beck is currently a home healthcare provider for Companion Care. Andrew has a background in Law Enforcement and is currently the Security Supervisor at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue. He is also employed as a per-diem Teaching Assistant by the Marysville based company, I Know CPR, and assists with classes on First Aid and CPR. Andrew is also a Ham Radio Operator at Technician’s level with the call sign KE7IAE. Andrew & Beck attend Living Water Fellowship.

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We currently live at
Lake Pleasant RV Park
located at:

24025 Bothell-Everett Hwy #117
Bothell, WA 98021

andrewbeck@destinyquest.net

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Father's Day

Andrew has been slated to speak at Living Water on Father's Day... WooHoo!

Q209

In May Beck and Andrew took their second quarter trip to California. Beck flew down to be there in time for Mother's Day and Andrew drove the "Modest Economy Car" all the way with the top down (such a hardship). They made the return trip together by car. Their habit is always pray for divine appointments and make sure they have a supply of CD's and DVD's to give away. Even though they got to give away 90% of their supply, this trip was more about family, fun and relaxation than it was about ministry. That's OK though... rest is a good thing and below is a chronicle of some of the events that made Q209 special:

Beck's Mom @ Bros

Beck's mom served as Beck & Andrew's gracious host during their time in Fresno. While there they spent several days and evenings fellowshipping and eating illegal amounts of ice cream. Beck did several projects for her mom and Andrew helped out with a few errands. Among the activity, Beck's brother Arnie wandered by from time to time. She and he had an opportunity for some very good "Brother-Sister" time.

Andrew's Mom

On this trip Andrew got to have several visits with his mom, a real treat. On many of the short and fast trips, he drives all the way down... sees his mom once and then drives all the way back. This time they got to savor time together. Their conversations weren't always deep... sometimes just spending time and not being in a hurry can be the best time ever!

Andrew's Aunt & Uncle

This was a trip of multiples... two visits were made with Andrew's Uncle James and Aunt Geraldine. James has been undergoing radiation treatments since Andrew's last trip in March and during this visit he was within a few sessions of completing the course. James looked great, a tribute to the McNiece propensity to be too stubborn to be sick!

High School Friends

Two high school friends were seen on this trip... Beck's best buddy Sandy Drake in Kerman and Andrew's buddy Dawn Deaver in Sanger. Dawn's daughter turns out to be quite the piano player... aaah... music... perhaps next time they can write a song! Yea... they will definitely put that on their list!

Morro Bay Times 2

Originally their plan was to visit Morro Bay once but after returning to Fresno they decided the coast merited one more visit, so before returning home they headed over a second time. On the first trip, Andrew's cousin Lisa joined them. They blitzed the shops, the beach and Andrew & Lisa had they most awesome time exploring the Cayucos Cemetery... you all knew they are vampires, right? Ha! Not really... their canine teeth are way too short!

While at the Bay they visited Rock Harbor and later that afternoon cousin Lisa headed back to Lancaster. That evening Beck and Andrew hooked up with Beck's brother Andy and his wife Wendy. Also there were their kids and respective spouses and one grandchild. They visited, decimated a roast and headed back to their room to digest.

Chaos At Work

Andrew's office moved while he was on vacation and on his first day back he discovered his crew used his new office as a repository for all the things they couldn't find a place for. It took half the first day back to shovel out all the debris before starting to put the office together. None the less, by the end of the first day, he was able to create a functional office that is superior to the one he had before... more space... new carpet and paint... crown mould and get this... his own private bath and shower! The CEO doesn't even have that!!! WooHoo! All that's left is to mount the flat screen TV... no joke... there was an extra one and his office has cable!!! Yea... suffering for the Lord is such a hardship!

Q309

A short trip dubbed Quarter 3 2009 is slated for early July. This trip will include two stops to see Andrew's mom and one stop in the Lancaster area where Andrew and his cousin Lisa will team up for an adventure down the California segment of Route 66! They expect the trip to be a combination of exploration, adventure and maybe some ministry time too! But before the Route 66 trip, another contact will be attempted... one that could have significant ramifications in the family. It all started with a phone call that "changed everything" just a few days ago.

The Unexpected Phone Call

Last Saturday Andrew was working on some photo projects when the phone rang. The woman caller seemed hesitant as she asked, "I'm looking for someone named Andrew McNiece... I'm not sure if you're the person I'm looking for... he used to live in Sanger California... my name is Reba"

Andrew was stunned! His jaw simply dropped as he leaned back in his chair. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. The name "Reba" was distantly familiar... it was the name of a person he didn't even know was still alive... someone he hadn't seen or spoken to in over 40 years!

Quick to quell her apprehension, Andrew cut in, "I know that name... you've found the person you're looking for"! And with that, Andrew and his sister were reunited! As it turns out, Reba lives in a part of California very close to Andrew's normal travel routes and his hope is to visit her on his third quarter trip in early July!

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